Biology:Melitidae
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Short description: Family of crustaceans
| Melitidae | |
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| Abludomelita obtusata | |
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| Maerella tenuimana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Parvorder: | Hadziidira |
| Superfamily: | Hadzioidea |
| Family: | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 [1] |
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Melitidae is a family of amphipods. It contains around 45 genera, and formerly included a further 40 genera that are now placed in the family Maeridae.[2]
Genera
- Abludomelita
- Allomelita
- Alsacomelita
- Anchialella
- Brachina
- Caledopisa
- Carinomelita
- Cottarellia
- Cottesloe
- Desdimelita
- Dulichiella
- Eriopisa
- Eriopisella
- Gammarella
- Hornellia
- Indoniphargus
- Jerbarnia
- Josephosella
- Maerella
- Mallacoota
- Megamoera
- Melita
- Metaceradocus
- Netamelita
- Nurina
- Nuuanu
- Parapherusa
- Psammogammarus
- Psammomelita
- Rotomelita
- Tabatzius
- Tagua
- Valettiella
- Verdeia
- Victoriopisa
References
- ↑ C. De Broyer, M. Costello & D. Bellan-Santini (2010). "Melitidae". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101397. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
- ↑ J. K. Lowry & R. T. Springthorpe (2009). "Melitidae, the Melita group" (PDF). Zootaxa 2260: 718–735. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02260p735f.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3934665 entry
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